Characters & Themes
Jimmy Orpheus (1966) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1966 · 52 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Roland Klick
- Starring
- Ortrud Beginnen, Klaus Schichan
The film follows a young dock‑yard day laborer who, after a night wandering through St. Pauli’s bars and streets, meets a prostitute. He risks his own safety to protect her as they move through nocturnal Hamburg. Their bond becomes a poetic yet gritty love story, while director Roland Klick experiments with bold editing—jump cuts, time‑lapse shots—and his take on action cinema.
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